Central Magnet baseball wins first regular-season district title

Tigers beat Smith Co. 12-0 to win 8-AA

12:31 AM,
May 1, 2013

Written by

Kenneth Schott
DNJ Correspondent

Those were the accomplishments of Central Magnet's baseball team Tuesday night. Behind Alex Ropp's strong pitching effort, and two-out rallies, the Tigers defeated Smith County 12-0 in five innings to clinch first place in District 8-AA in only their second year of competing in the TSSAA level.

"It's a great moment for Central Magnet baseball," said coach Buddy Powers. "For a second-year varsity program to win a district title like that - hey, great kids and a tremendous effort all around." ...